Question

【题目】I never know how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had ______ forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.

One night, as I lay in bed ______my sister and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how _____ I had behaved towards Mother. “I must make things right before going to sleep,” I thought.

Quickly I slipped out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed into the hall. The ______from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.

I quickly ______a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so ______. I didn’t want my brothers and sisters to know our________so I added a postscript: “Please don’t let anyone see this.” Then I quietly moved into my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.

The next morning, when I ______my bed after breakfast, I unexpectedly________a note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and ______me.

This became my _______of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a note, but she never spoke out our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were ______, she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood.

When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon (布条). On top was a message in her handwriting. It read, “In the event of my death, please_______these.”

I ______the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I recognized my childish writing, “P.S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie.”

I 24 the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I recognized my childish writing, “P.S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie.”

I gently placed the unopened bundle in the ______ along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like my mother.”

【1】A. long B. just C. never D. often

【2】A. before B. after C. until D. since

【3】A. well B. politely C. happily D. badly

【4】A. moon B. light C. needle D. thread

【5】A. found B. sent C. wrote D. took

【6】A. lazy B. late C. careless D. naughty

【7】A. mistake B. business C. relation D. love

【8】A. searched B. left C. made D. went to

【9】A. wrote B. left C. found D. gave

【10】A. missed B. understood C. supported D. forgave

【11】A. way B. secret C. favorite D. trick

【12】A. happy B. curious C. grown D. interested

【13】A. destroy B. keep C. hide D. read

【14】A. picked up B. handed in C. looked through D. turned over

【15】A. drawer B. wastebasket C. bedroom D. bookshelf

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】C

【9】C

【10】D

【11】A

【12】C

【13】A

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】文章讲述作者在妈妈去世后，查看妈妈的遗物的时候，意外的发现小时候和妈妈相互写的字条，里面包含了妈妈对她的爱，也有妈妈信守诺言的品质。

【1】Ａ考查副词辨析。A. long 长久； B. just 仅仅； C. never从来没有； D. often经常。从下文：something that happened to me as a child．可知作者发现他忘了很久的事情，选Ａ。

【2】【小题２】Ｂ考查状语从句。A. before 在―――以前； B. after 在―――之后； C. until直到―――为止； D. since自从―――以来。一天晚上，我姐姐和我说了我们的祈祷之后，当我躺在床上的时候，我回忆白天的事情，我对妈妈是多么的糟糕。可知答案为Ｂ。

【3】【小题３】Ｄ考查副词辨析。A．well好，B．politely 礼貌地，非常。C．happily快乐，D．badly坏，从下午的：“I must make things right now,”I thought．可知在想起对妈妈很坏，选Ｄ。

【4】Ｂ考查名词辨析：A. moon 月亮； B. light 灯光； C. needle 针； D. thread线，起居室的灯光很昏暗。选Ｂ。

【5】Ｃ考查动词辨析：A. found 发现； B. sent寄派； C. wrote 写； D. took拿，从上文作者拿纸和笔可知是写了一张字条给妈妈，选Ｃ。

【6】Ｄ考查形容词辨析：A．lazy懒惰，B．late迟到，C．careless粗心，D．naughty调皮，从上文的：I recalled the events of the day and how ３ I had behaved toward Mother．可知作者请求妈妈原谅他的调皮，选 D。

【7】Ｂ考查名词辨析：A．mistakes错误，B．business生意，事情，C．relation关系，D．ｌｏｖｅ爱，从下文的so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this．” 可知作者不想姐妹们知道他的事情，选 B

【8】【小题８】Ｃ考查动词辨析： A．searched寻找，B．left 离开，C．made使得，制作，D．went to去，第二天早上，当我吃完早饭后铺床的时候，make the bed“铺床”，选 C

【9】【小题９】Ｃ考查动词。A. wrote写； B. left 离开； C. found发现； D. gave给。没想到我在枕头下面发现了一张便条，妈妈说她爱我，原谅我了。可知答案为Ｃ。

【10】【小题1０】Ｄ考查动词辨析：A. missed错过； B. understood明白； C. supported支持； D. forgave原谅，从上文：I quickly ５ a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so ６可知妈妈原谅了作者，选 D

【11】【小题１１】Ａ考查名词。A. way 方式，方法； B. secret 秘密； C. favorite 最喜爱的人或事物； D. trick诡计。每当我顶嘴或不服从时，这成为我的道歉方式。故选Ａ。

【12】【小题1２】Ｃ考查形容词辨析：A．happy高兴的，B．curious好奇的，C．grown长大的，D．interested感兴趣的，甚至当我们长大了，她也从没有提到过这些便条，选 Ｃ

【13】【小题1３】Ａ考查动词辨析：A. destroy 毁掉； B. keep 保持； C. hide 躲藏； D. read阅读，纸条上面写着：在我去世的时候，毁了这些东西，选Ａ

【14】【小题1４】Ｄ考查动词短语辨析：A. picked up捡起，偶然获得，接收； B. handed in 交上； C. looked through浏览； D. turned over翻阅，从下文的：glanced at the handwriting on the bottom．可知作者将包裹翻过来，看见底部的字，选Ｄ

【15】【小题1５】Ｂ考查名词辨析：A．drawer 抽屉，B．wastebasket 垃圾篓，C．bedroom 卧室，D．ｂｏｏｋｓｅｌｆ书架，从下文的：for the rubbish burner．可知作者将没有打开的包裹轻轻的丢进垃圾篓，选B